and "The middle classneeds more growth and more fairnessfor a lasting prosperity"and perhaps most egregiously"Democracy can't just befor billionaires and corporations."Now we await Jeb Bush's responseafter he recoversfrom his foreign policy trip to Estoniaa tiny European countrythat led the worldby legalizing online votingmore than 10 years agoand almost nine years agowas visited by his brother Georgewho became the first sitting presidentto do so.If he is smarthe will play offhis brother's legacyby distinguishing himselfas Future President of the Pasthis "own man"that will not have madethose same bad decisions(or at least thosethat we found less than desirable)as George did.

Bio of Emily Cooper, Associated Poetry Poet

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Emily Cooper is a 30-year-old Creative Writing major (Randolph-Macon Woman's College, 2010). She is an introvert who has always written poetry, but now aspires to look outwards -- but more importantly, inject modern reality with her own brand of Jon Stewart-style observational humor. The end result is truly "free" verse.
The idea for "Associated Poetry" began January 21, 2013. After seeing Richard Blanco read at Obama's inauguration for his second term, Emily felt compelled to start a blog to document the zeitgeist of our country’s politics, down to a particular week or day. She wanted a name that would be taken seriously by the public at large and any potential syndicators, but would also leave her the freedom to write as she wished -- not wanting to be confined to a particular cause or issue, but rather, poetry “associated” with the times in general. Associated Press -- a newswire that makes people think of unbiased, serious reporting -- contributed the "associated" "newsy-ness". Her poems have a bias – generally quite left of center – but with a humorous bent that will, ideally, appeal to people at many points in the spectrum.